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Amy
is on page 79 of 316
I do appreciate the inclusion of Scottish thinkers in the chapter on the 18th and 19th centuries but not sure it makes up for the lack of thinkers from many other, possibly more influential parts of the world. I am surprised that Lord Hailes didn’t even get a mention though- perhaps because his work was more specifically focused on Scotland instead of broader history.
— Sep 09, 2020 11:32PM
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Amy
is on page 278 of 316
“We cannot escape from history. Our lives are governed by what happened in the past, our decisions by what we believe to have happened. Without a knowledge of history, man and society would run adrift, rudderless craft on the uncharted sea of time.”
— Sep 16, 2020 02:06PM
Amy
is on page 194 of 316
Also the excessively western focus I find a bit disappointing though absolutely justifiable and understandable. The use of the term Anglo-Saxon as a synonym for Anglophone also grated on me but I’m not best places to comment on that.
— Sep 16, 2020 07:40AM
Amy
is on page 194 of 316
I should add I’m not saying the author did it deliberately nor am I trying to do a disservice to him, my patience is just wearing thin and this poor book turned out to be the proverbial straw.
— Sep 16, 2020 07:33AM
Amy
is on page 194 of 316
The book overall ok but I’m slightly frustrated now about the use of ‘men’ as a catch-all term. I’m used to this in older literature and I don’t make a fuss, but this was written in the 80s + it now seems pigheadedly deliberate. And I am fed up. I am fed up of writers who don’t even try. I am fed up of playing along with their exhausting ridiculous pretence. It’s not even feminism now I’m just tired.
— Sep 16, 2020 07:23AM
